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Blair D. Paragonimiasis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2024; 1454:203-238. [PMID: 39008267 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-60121-7_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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Paragonimiasis is a zoonotic disease caused by lung flukes of the genus Paragonimus. Humans usually become infected by eating freshwater crabs or crayfish containing encysted metacercariae of these worms. However, an alternative route of infection exists: ingestion of raw meat from a mammalian paratenic host. Adult worms normally occur in pairs in cysts in the lungs from which they void their eggs via air passages. The pulmonary form is typical in cases of human infection due to P. westermani, P. heterotremus, and a few other species. Worms may occupy other sites in the body, notably the brain, but lung flukes have made their presence felt in almost every organ. Ectopic paragonimiasis is particularly common when infection is due to members of the P. skrjabini complex. Human paragonimiasis occurs primarily in the tropics and subtropics of Asia, Africa, and the Americas, with different species being responsible in different areas (Table 6.1).
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- David Blair
- James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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Kang SA, Patel PK, Patil S, Bran-Acevedo A, Layfield L, Wiesemann S, Roland W. A Case of Spontaneous Pneumothorax due to Paragonimiasis in North America with Literature Review. IDCases 2023; 32:e01742. [PMID: 36968306 PMCID: PMC10034413 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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The species, Paragonimus kellicotti , causes human paragonimiasis in North America. As a foodborne disease, human infection with P. kellicotti occurs after eating raw or undercooked crayfish containing metacercariae. Many risk factors have been described in the literature, including young adult age, male, alcohol consumption, outdoor activities involving rivers within Missouri, and ingesting raw or partially cooked crayfish. Here, we report a case of a 41-year-old male with a 5-year history of cough who presented with acute shortness of breath. Further workup showed mild eosinophilia and spontaneous pneumothorax. A definitive diagnosis was made with a lung biopsy, which showed P. kellicotti eggs. Further questioning revealed that the patient took a hunting and river rafting trip on a river in Missouri 5 years ago, though the history was negative for any crayfish consumption. Paragonimiasis should be considered in those with associated clinical features, including cough and eosinophilia, with a history of a river raft float trip in Missouri, even if the history is negative for crayfish ingestion or travel.
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- Seung Ah Kang
- M4 Medical student, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, USA
- University of Missouri Hospital and clinic, 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
- University of Missouri Hospital and clinic, 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
- University of Missouri Hospital and clinic, 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
- Correspondence to: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Environmental Medicine, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
- University of Missouri Hospital and clinic, 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
- University of Missouri Hospital and clinic, 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
- University of Missouri Hospital and clinic, 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
- University of Missouri Hospital and clinic, 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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Dubey J. Endemic Paragonimus kellicotti infections in animals and humans in USA and Canada: Review and personal perspective. Food Waterborne Parasitol 2022; 30:e00184. [PMID: 36588917 PMCID: PMC9801091 DOI: 10.1016/j.fawpar.2022.e00184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Infections with the lung fluke, Paragonimus kellicotti, have been diagnosed in a variety of domestic and wild animals and humans in USA and Canada. Although there are many species of Paragonimus in other parts of the world; P. kellicotti is the only species definitively diagnosed in USA and Canada. Fresh water snails (several species) and crayfish (mainly Orconectes spp.) are its intermediate hosts. Humans and animals become infected with P. kellicotti only by ingesting metacercariae encysted in the heart of crayfish. After ingestion, the fluke penetrates intestinal wall, enters peritoneal cavity, and reaches pleural cavity by direct penetration of diaphragm, 2-3 weeks post inoculation (p.i.). Young flukes penetrate lungs and become encysted in pulmonary tissue, often in pairs. Time to maturity is around 4-7 weeks p.i. Eggs are coughed up, swallowed, and are excreted in feces. Although the parasite has been known for more than a century, there has been an upsurge of human infections in the USA. Here, I review P. kellicotti infections in naturally infected hosts. Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment in parasite-free cats and dogs experimentally infected P. kellicotti are reviewed to shed light on the pathogenesis of human paragonimiasis. Problems and challenges facing diagnosis of paragonimiasis, especially non-pulmonary infections, are discussed. Fluke stages are deposited in Smithsonian Museum.
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Robinson MW, Sotillo J. Foodborne trematodes: old foes, new kids on the block and research perspectives for control and understanding host-parasite interactions. Parasitology 2022; 149:1257-1261. [PMID: 35734871 PMCID: PMC11010571 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182022000877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Foodborne trematodes (FBTs) have a worldwide distribution (with particular prevalence in south-east Asia) and are believed to infect almost 75 million people, with millions more living at risk of infection. Although mortality due to trematodiasis is low, these infections cause considerable morbidity and some species are associated with the development of cancer in hyperendemic regions. Despite this, FBTs are often side-lined in terms of research funding and have been dubbed neglected tropical diseases by the World Health Organisation. Thus, the aim of this special issue was to provide an update of our understanding of FBT infections, to shine a light on current work in the field and to highlight some research priorities for the future. With contributions from leading researchers, many from endemic regions, we review the major FBT species. In doing so we revisit some old foes, uncover emerging infections and discover how outbreaks are being dealt with as a result of new approaches to parasite control. We also report advances in our understanding of the interactions of FBTs with their mammalian hosts and uncover new interplay between trematodes and host microbiome components. We hope that this article collection will stimulate discussion and further research on the FBTs and help raise them from their neglected status.
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- Mark W. Robinson
- School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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Foodborne trematodes (FBT) of public health significance include liver flukes (Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini, O. felineus, Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica), lung flukes (Paragonimus westermani and several other Paragonimus spp.) and intestinal flukes, which include heterophyids (Metagonimus yokogawai, Heterophyes nocens and Haplorchis taichui), echinostomes (Echinostoma revolutum, Isthmiophora hortensis, Echinochasmus japonicus and Artyfechinostomum malayanum) and miscellaneous species, including Fasciolopsis buski and Gymnophalloides seoi. These trematode infections are distributed worldwide but occur most commonly in Asia. The global burden of FBT diseases has been estimated at about 80 million, however, this seems to be a considerable underestimate. Their life cycle involves a molluscan first intermediate host, and a second intermediate host, including freshwater fish, crustaceans, aquatic vegetables and freshwater or brackish water gastropods and bivalves. The mode of human infection is the consumption of the second intermediate host under raw or improperly cooked conditions. The major pathogenesis of C. sinensis and Opisthorchis spp. infection includes inflammation of the bile duct which leads to cholangitis and cholecystitis, and in a substantial number of patients, serious complications, such as liver cirrhosis and cholangiocarcinoma, may develop. In lung fluke infections, cough, bloody sputum and bronchiectasis are the most common clinical manifestations. However, lung flukes often migrate to extrapulmonary sites, including the brain, spinal cord, skin, subcutaneous tissues and abdominal organs. Intestinal flukes can induce inflammation in the intestinal mucosa, and they may at times undergo extraintestinal migration, in particular, in immunocompromised patients. In order to control FBT infections, eating foods after proper cooking is strongly recommended.
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The title of this article refers to Table 1 in Zhou (2022, Infectious diseases of poverty: progress achieved during the decade gone and perspectives for the future. Infectious Diseases of Poverty 11, 1), in which it is indicated that Paragonimus species, like many other foodborne trematodes, are ancient pathogens that are also re-emerging to cause disease in modern times. This article provides a general overview of Paragonimus species and the disease they cause. This is followed by comments on several specific topics of current interest: taxonomy and distribution of members of the genus; details of the life cycle; global and regional prevalence of paragonimiasis; genomics of lung flukes and possible effects of global environmental change. Unresolved questions relating to these topics are discussed and gaps in knowledge identified.
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